Macro Base Station

Overview

Enabling Next-Generation LTE

Macro base stations are fundamental elements in any heterogeneous network (HetNet) wireless infrastructure to provide coverage and support capacity. With mobile traffic demand projected to grow 9x by 2020, network infrastructure equipment also must evolve to handle the additional capacity and performance requirements of next-generation LTE.

At Microsemi, we understand the demands of designing high-performance, energy-efficient base station equipment. With our industry-leading technologies, our portfolio is engineered to meet your macro base station design needs for:

Remote Radio Head (RRH)

• FPGAs: Lowest power mid-range density FPGAs with CPRI support

Baseband Unit (BBU) / Channel Card

• Mid-range density FPGAs
• PCIe Switches

Transport / Uplink Card

• Clock/PLL: Most integrated, high performance clock buffer / distribution solution
• Packet Synchronization: Network proven merchant solution for IEEE 1588 with phase, frequency and power profiles
• FPGAs: SEU immune, instant-on low-range density FPGAs for system management and security
• Ethernet: Highly integrated Ethernet switch / PHY for uplink

As a long-time supplier to the communications industry, Microsemi has considerable systems and communications networking expertise and is well-known for our high-reliability, high-performance solutions. We understand the design and deployment challenges of cellular infrastructure and offer innovative technologies to meet your most stringent requirements.

Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to find the right technologies and products for your macro base station design needs.